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| − | Elizabeth Whelan is co-founder and president of the industry front group, the [[American Council on Science and Health]] (ACSH). She defends petrochemical companies, the nutritional | + | '''Elizabeth Whelan''' is co-founder and president of the industry front group, the [[American Council on Science and Health]] (ACSH). She defends petrochemical companies, the nutritional value of fast foods, and the safety of saccharin, pesticides and growth hormones for dairy cows. She claims that the US government spends far too much on unproven health risks such as dioxin and pesticides because of the public’s “unfounded fears of man-made chemicals and their perception of these chemicals as carcinogens”.<ref>Sharon Beder, "Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism", 2nd ed., Green Books, Devon, UK, 2002.</ref> |
Whelan says: "I've been called a paid liar for industry so many times I've lost count."<ref>"[http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1998Q4/index.html Flack Attack]", <i>PR Watch</i>, vol. 5, no. 4, 1998.</ref> | Whelan says: "I've been called a paid liar for industry so many times I've lost count."<ref>"[http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1998Q4/index.html Flack Attack]", <i>PR Watch</i>, vol. 5, no. 4, 1998.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 21 April 2009
Elizabeth Whelan is co-founder and president of the industry front group, the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH). She defends petrochemical companies, the nutritional value of fast foods, and the safety of saccharin, pesticides and growth hormones for dairy cows. She claims that the US government spends far too much on unproven health risks such as dioxin and pesticides because of the public’s “unfounded fears of man-made chemicals and their perception of these chemicals as carcinogens”.[1]
Whelan says: "I've been called a paid liar for industry so many times I've lost count."[2]
Publications
According to the ACSH website: "Whelan is the author or co-author of twenty-three books on nutrition, smoking, and environmental issues. She has authored or co-authored over 300 articles for popular and professional publications."[3] Her books include:
- Elizabeth M. Whelan and Frederick J. Stare, Fad-Free Nutrition: An Authoritative Guide to Eating Right from the American Council on Science and Health, Hunter House Publishers, Alameda, CA, 1999.
- Elizabeth M. Whelan, Toxic Terror: The Truth Behind the Cancer Scares, Prometheus Books; 1993.
- Elizabeth M. Whelan, Frederick J. Stare and Stephen Barrett, Panic in the Pantry: Facts & Fallacies About the Food You Buy, Prometheus Books, 1992.
- Elizabeth M. Whelan, The one-hundred-percent natural, purely organic, cholesterol-free, megavitamin, low-carbohydrate nutrition hoax, Atheneum, 1983.
Affiliations
Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow - Board member[4]
Notes
- ↑ Sharon Beder, "Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism", 2nd ed., Green Books, Devon, UK, 2002.
- ↑ "Flack Attack", PR Watch, vol. 5, no. 4, 1998.
- ↑ "Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.", American Council on Science and Health, February 2007, accessed 18 February 2009.
- ↑ Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow What is CFACT Accessed 18th February 2009
